Text Message promo on TV?

Someone told me they saw a TV promo for unlimited text messages for $5. I
haven't seen it and can't believe Cingular would do it but thought I should
ask if anyone else has heard of this?

Chime in if you have!! Details please!

Bob wrote:
> Someone told me they saw a TV promo for unlimited text messages for $5. I
> haven't seen it and can't believe Cingular would do it but thought I should
> ask if anyone else has heard of this?

It's only unlimited to other AT&T/Cingular users. For some reason the
promo doesn't show up everywhere, so maybe it's being marketed regionally.

Here are the texting rates of the top four carriers:

In Network Any Network

ATTWS Sprnt T-Mob VZW ATTWS Sprnt T-Mob VZW
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
$5 Unlim* 0 0 0 200 300 400 250
$10 Unlim Unlim 0 Unlim 200 Unlim 1000 500
$15 Unlim x x Unlim 400 x Unlim 1500
$20 Unlim x x Unlim 1000 x x 5000
$20 0 x x x 3000 x x x
$25 Unlim x x x 3000 x x x

*availability varies



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On Apr 30, 12:16 pm, "Bob" <bob1...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Someone told me they saw a TV promo for unlimited text messages for $5. I
> haven't seen it and can't believe Cingular would do it but thought I should
> ask if anyone else has heard of this?
>
> Chime in if you have!! Details please!

Yep. I've seen in my area, too. And I was equally surprised.

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:42:07 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
wrote:

>Bob wrote:
>> Someone told me they saw a TV promo for unlimited text messages for $5. I
>> haven't seen it and can't believe Cingular would do it but thought I should
>> ask if anyone else has heard of this?
>
>It's only unlimited to other AT&T/Cingular users. For some reason the
>promo doesn't show up everywhere, so maybe it's being marketed regionally.
>
>Here are the texting rates of the top four carriers:
>
> In Network Any Network
>
> ATTWS Sprnt T-Mob VZW ATTWS Sprnt T-Mob VZW
> ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
> $5 Unlim* 0 0 0 200 300 400 250
>$10 Unlim Unlim 0 Unlim 200 Unlim 1000 500
>$15 Unlim x x Unlim 400 x Unlim 1500
>$20 Unlim x x Unlim 1000 x x 5000
>$20 0 x x x 3000 x x x
>$25 Unlim x x x 3000 x x x
>
>*availability varies
>


Ummm. There is no ATTWS in 2007.


>
>
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On Tue, 01 May 2007 13:05:06 GMT, karlkrandall@sbcglobal.net wrote in
<1nee33p8ovtkt08abfj8p9kfh5vgfr1om7@4ax.com>:

>On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:42:07 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
>wrote:

>> In Network Any Network
>>
>> ATTWS Sprnt T-Mob VZW ATTWS Sprnt T-Mob VZW
>> ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
>> $5 Unlim* 0 0 0 200 300 400 250
>>$10 Unlim Unlim 0 Unlim 200 Unlim 1000 500
>>$15 Unlim x x Unlim 400 x Unlim 1500
>>$20 Unlim x x Unlim 1000 x x 5000
>>$20 0 x x x 3000 x x x
>>$25 Unlim x x x 3000 x x x
>>
>>*availability varies
>
>Ummm. There is no ATTWS in 2007.

True, but he's got an agenda to disrupt newsgroups -- see below:

>>[Copied to alt.cellular.attws. Please post all alt.cellular.cingular
>>posts to alt.cellular.attws as well. The Cingular name is going away,
>>and alt.cellular.attws is the proper venue for posts regarding AT&T's
>>Wireless Service.]

--
Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

On Apr 30, 12:16 pm, "Bob" <bob1...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Someone told me they saw a TV promo for unlimited text messages for $5. I
> haven't seen it and can't believe Cingular would do it but thought I should
> ask if anyone else has heard of this?
>
> Chime in if you have!! Details please!

The unlimited text messaging option is not for $5, but, for $5
_more_. So, if you already have a text or MMS messaging plan, you can
add another $5 for unlimited messaging.